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Common and Latin Names of Host Plants
The common names used in this book follow Brako et al.(1995). Where discrepancies occur regarding locally accepted common names, Pojar and MacKinnon et al. (1994) and MacKinnon, Pojar, and Coupe (1992) are followed. Latin names follow Farr et al. (1989).
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Acacia |
Acacia koa A. Grey |
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Alder: mountain alder |
Alnus tenuifolia Nutt. |
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Alnus rubra Bong. |
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Alder: Sitka alder |
Alnus sinuata (Regel) Rydb. |
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Amelanchier |
Amelanchier Medik. |
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apple |
Malus domestica Borkh. |
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apple: crabapple |
Malus sylvestris Mill. |
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arbutus |
Arbutus menziesii Pursh |
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Arctostaphylos |
Arctostaphylos Adans. |
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Populus tremuloides Michx. |
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basswood |
Tilia americana L. |
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bastard toadflax |
Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald |
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beech |
Fagus L. |
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Birch: paper birch |
Betula papyrifera Marsh. |
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Birch: water birch |
Betula occidentalis Hook. |
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Birch: white birch |
Betula papyrifera Marsh. |
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Birch: yellow birch |
Betula alleghaniensis Britton |
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blackberry |
Rubus L. |
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Blueberry: oval-leaf blueberry |
Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. |
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Blueberry: velvet-leaf blueberry |
Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. |
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bracted lousewort |
Pedicularis bracteosa Benth |
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buckthorn |
Rhamnus L. Rhamnus cathartica L. |
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California Comandra |
Comandra umbellata (L.)Nutt var. californica |
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Camellia |
Camellia sasanqua Thunb. |
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Cedar: California incense cedar |
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin |
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Cedar: incense cedar |
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin |
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Cedar: Port Orford cedar |
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl. |
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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don |
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach |
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Cercocarpus |
Cercocarpus spp. Kunth |
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Chamaecyparis |
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton et al. |
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Cherry |
Prunus L. |
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Cherry: bitter cherry |
Prunus emarginata (Hook.) Walp. |
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Cherry: chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana L. |
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Chestnut |
Castanea spp. Mill. |
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Chestnut: horse chestnut |
Aesculus spp. L. |
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chickweed |
Cerastium spp. L. |
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Choisya |
Choisya spp. Kunth in H. B. K. |
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Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster spp. Medik. |
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Cottonwood: black cottonwood |
Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Grey |
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Cottonwood: eastern cottonwood |
Populus deltoides Marsh. |
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Cottonwood: lanceleaf cottonwood |
Populus x acuminata Rydb. |
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Cottonwood: Fremont's poplar |
Populus fremontii S. Watson |
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cow-wheat |
Melampyrum lineare Desr. |
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currant |
Ribes L. |
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Diospyros |
Diospyros virginiana L. |
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Dogwood: Pacific dogwood |
Cornus nuttalli Audubon |
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Douglas-fir |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco |
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dwarf bilberry |
Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. |
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elm |
Ulmus spp. L. |
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eucalyptus |
Eucalyptus cinerea F. Muell. ex Benth. |
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fig |
Ficus spp. L. |
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fir: alpine fir |
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. |
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Abies amabilis Douglas ex Forbes |
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fir: California red fir |
Abies magnifica A. Murray bis |
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Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl. |
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fir: noble fir |
Abies procera Rehder |
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fir: Pacific silver fir |
Abies amabilis Douglas ex Forbes |
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fir: red fir |
Abies magnifica A. Murray bis |
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Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. |
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fir: white fir |
Abies concolor (Gordon & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. |
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fireweed |
Epilobium angustifolium L. |
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fuschia |
Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven |
( Top )
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gooseberry |
Ribes spp.L. |
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grape |
Vitis spp. L. |
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grouseberry |
Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Crép. |
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hackberry |
Celtis spp. L. |
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hazelnut |
Corylus spp. L. |
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Hemlock: eastern hemlock |
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière |
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Tsuga mertensiana Bong. Carrière |
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Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. |
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hickory |
Carya spp. Nutt. |
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honey locust |
Gleditsia triacanthos L. |
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honeysuckle |
Lonicera L. |
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hornbeam |
Carpinus spp. L. |
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Huckleberry: black huckleberry |
Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Hook |
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Huckleberry: evergreen huckleberry |
Vaccinium ovatum Pursh |
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Huckleberry: he-huckleberry |
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC |
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Huckleberry: red huckleberry |
Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. |
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ironwood |
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch |
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Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. |
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Kalmia |
Kalmia latifolia L. |
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kinnikinnick |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. |
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Labrador-tea |
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder. |
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Labrador-tea: northern Labrador-tea |
Ledum deumbens (Ait.) Lodd. |
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Larch: subalpine larch |
Larix lyallii Parl. |
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Larch: European larch |
Larix decidua Mill. |
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Larch: Japanese larch |
Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière |
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Larix occidentalis Nutt. |
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lilac |
Syringa vulgaris L. |
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lingonberry |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. |
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locust |
Robinia spp. L. |
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London planetree |
Platanus acerifolia (Aiton) Willd. |
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magnolia |
Magnolia spp. L. |
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Acer macrophyllum Pursh |
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Maple: vine maple |
Acer circinatum Pursh |
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mimosa |
Albizia julibrissin Durazz. |
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mountain ash |
Sorbus americana Marsh. |
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nectarine |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica (Suckow) C.K. Schneid. |
( Top )
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Oak: Garry oak |
Quercus garryana Douglas |
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Oregon boxwood |
Pachistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. |
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paintbrush |
Castilleja spp. Mutis ex L.f. |
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peach |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. |
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pear |
Pyrus communis L. |
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plum |
Prunus L. |
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Pine: Austrian pine |
Pinus nigra Arnold |
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Pine: bishop's pine |
Pinus muricata D. Don |
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Pine: eastern white pine |
Pinus strobus L. |
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Pine: European black pine |
Pinus nigra Arnold |
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Pine: jack pine |
Pinus banksiana Lamb. |
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Pine: limber pine |
Pinus flexilis E. James |
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Pine: loblolly pine |
Pinus taeda L. |
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Pinus contorta Dougl. & Loud. |
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Pine: maritime pine |
Pinus pinaster Aiton |
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Pine: Monterey pine |
Pinus radiata D. Don |
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Pine: mugo pine |
Pinus mugo Turra |
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Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Laws. & C. Laws. |
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Pine: red pine |
Pinus resinosa Aiton |
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Pine: Scots pine |
Pinus sylvestris L. |
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Pine: shortleaf pine |
Pinus echinata Mill. |
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Pine: spruce pine |
Pinus glabra Walter, |
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Pine: sugar pine |
Pinus lambertiana Douglas |
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Pine: Swiss stone pine |
Pinus cembra L. |
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Pine: Virginia pine |
Pinus virginiana Mill. |
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Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don |
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Pine: white bark pine |
Pinus albicaulis Engelm. |
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Poplar: balsam poplar |
Populus balsamifera L. |
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Poplar: black poplar |
Populus nigra L. |
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Poplar: Lombardy poplar |
Populus nigra L. |
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Purshia |
Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. |
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quince |
Cydonia oblonga Mill. |
( Top )
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Rhododendron |
Rhododendron spp. L. |
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sagebrush |
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. |
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sandwort |
Arenaria spp. L. |
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saskatoon |
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. |
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satinflower |
Clarkia amoena (Lehm.) A. Nelson |
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Sequoia: coast redwood |
Sequioa sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. |
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Sequoia: dawn redwood |
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C. Cheng |
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Sequoia: giant sequoia |
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchholz |
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single delight |
Moneses uniflora (L.) A. Grey |
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Spirea |
Spirea spp. L. |
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Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, et al. |
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Spruce: Colorado spruce |
Picea pungens Engelm. |
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Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. |
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Spruce: Norway spruce |
Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. |
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Spruce: red spruce |
Picea rubens Sarg. |
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Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière |
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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss |
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starwort |
Stellaria spp. L |
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sweet fern |
Comptonia perigrina (L.) J. M. Coulter |
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sweet gale |
Myrica gale L. |
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sweet-gum |
Liquidamber styraciflua L. |
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sycamore |
Platanus spp. L. |
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tamarack |
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch |
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tulip-tree |
Liriodendron tulipifera L. |
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tupelo |
Nyssa spp. L. |
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walnut |
Juglans spp. L. |
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Salix spp. L. |
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wintergreen |
Pyrola spp. L. |
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yellow owl's clover |
Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. |
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yellow-rattle |
Rhinanthus minor L. |
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Yew: western yew |
Taxus brevifolia Nutt. |